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Environment

Ancient DNA suggests dogs split from wolves 40,000 years ago

An extinct wolf's DNA has pushed back the origin of dogs by more than 10,000 years, but when humans domesticated them is still lost in the mists of time

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Oldest broken bone reveals our ancestors' switch to life on land

Life

Oldest broken bone reveals our ancestors' switch to life on land

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<i>How to Clone a Mammoth</i>: But should we?

Life

How to Clone a Mammoth: But should we?

CultureLab

Bad memories drive lab rats to rescue drenched companions faster

Life

Bad memories drive lab rats to rescue drenched companions faster

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Last Word

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Regulars

To help people with autism, researchers must first listen to us

Health

To help people with autism, researchers must first listen to us

Comment

<i>Men (Dis)connected</i>: Philip Zimbardo's lament on the male

Life

Men (Dis)connected: Philip Zimbardo's lament on the male

CultureLab

It hurts to be human: Why pain is fundamentally different for us

Life

It hurts to be human: Why pain is fundamentally different for us

Opinion

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Health

Poultry question

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Rock-forming microbes may be suited for life on other planets

Life

Rock-forming microbes may be suited for life on other planets

Some microbes live inside the limestone houses they build – a unique lifestyle that could be suited to the harsh conditions on alien worlds

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Life

Human bat uses echoes and sounds to see the world

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Can we do without animal research? Not yet

Comment

Health

The next plague: How many mutations are we away from disaster?

Features

Life

Microbes found at bottom of ocean are our long-lost relatives

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